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Mexican Americans share with speakers of Spanish throughout the world a rich and varied repertoire of proverbs as well as a vital tradition of proverb use. ███ ████ █████████ ██████ ██ █ ██████████████ ██████ ████ ███ ██ ██████████ ███████████ ██ █ ████████ ██████ ███████ ███ ████ ███ ██ ███ ████ ███████ ███ ████████ ██ █ ███████ ██ █████ ██ ███████ ███ █████ ████████ ██ ████████████████ ████████ ███████ ██████ ████ ██████████ ██████ ██████ ████ ███ ███ ███ █████████ ██████ ████ ███████ ██ █████ ██ ███ ██████ ███████ █████████ ██ ██████ ███ ████ █████ ███████████ ██ ████████████████ ██████████ ███████

Spotlight · Proverbs among Mexican Americans

Proverb = saying that can be understood independent of verbal context, purpose is conveying message. Most Spanish-language proverbs came from Spain, but many came from other places in Europe.

Meaning of proverbs · Depends in individual speaker, social context, broader community

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Purpose of proverbs · Instruction of young people

This purpose is more important in Mexican tradition than among English-speaking traditions.

Example · Frequent use of proverbs to regulat relationships among peers

Speculation · Reason for emphasis on peer-groups relations?

Might be because traditional norms are threatened by surrounding society, or because parents need to appeal to tradition to teach older children.

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Another feature of proverbs · Make people conscious of membership in Mexican ethnic group

Proverbs transmit Spanish language and Mexican culture.

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The author never suggests that all proverbs used to teach table manners are used primarily to maintain ties to ethnicity.

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No support that this is a purpose of proverbs in “any” community. It is a purpose in Mexican American communities, but the author never extends this to “all” other communities.

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The author never suggests that the ways in which Mexican Americans use proverbs are typical of how Spanish speakers elsewhere use proverbs.

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Supported, because we know that proverbs can be understood without a specific verbal context, but their meaning depends in part on social context.

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The author never suggests that Mexican American communities emphasize teaching children about peer-group relationships more than other communities in the United States. The author does indicate that Mexican American communities use proverbs for teaching more than other communities, but this doesn’t imply a difference in the importance of teaching children about peer-group relationships.

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